Niall Norton

Niall Norton was appointed Chief Executive Officer of TechIreland in July 2026, taking the helm of Ireland's independent source of ecosystem data and intelligence for the technology sector. The organization tracks more than 14,500 companies, including start-ups, scale-ups, investors, multinationals and support organisations.

Norton is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, holds a certificate in management excellence from Harvard Business School, and achieved a distinction in software development with the UCD Professional Academy. He holds a degree in Commerce from University College Dublin.

Career history

• Chief Executive Officer, TechIreland (July 2026–present)
• General Manager and Division President, Amdocs Networks (August 2020–2026), where he executed a rapid growth success story generating over $100 million in new revenues within the first year
• Chief Executive Officer, Openet—a Dublin-headquartered telecoms software company acquired by Amdocs in 2020
• Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, Telefónica Ireland (2001–2004)
• Chief Financial Officer, O2 Ireland

Niall was recognised as one of the 100 influential people in Telecoms by Global Telecoms Business in 2017, and the ITLG "Silicon Valley 50" - Top Irish and Irish-American Tech Executives in 2014. What Niall Norton could bring to TechIreland: Norton's appointment positions TechIreland to deepen its impact on Ireland's technology ecosystem and AI transformation agenda. His extensive background building and scaling software companies—particularly his tenure leading Openet through two decades of growth and managing a $1 billion+ revenue division at Amdocs—equips him to elevate TechIreland's data intelligence capabilities and influence. His recent focus on continuous learning, demonstrated by completing a software development diploma alongside his financial and strategic leadership expertise, signals a commitment to remaining current with technical innovation—a critical asset as Ireland positions itself as a global AI leader.